Wind-shield for automobiles.



E. B. HESS. WIND SHIELD FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- I5, 1916- 1,243,937, Patented Oct. 23,1917.

E. B. HESS.

WIND SH IELD FOR AUTOMOBILES. APPLICATION FILED OCT- la. I916.

1,243,937. Patented Oct. 23,1917.

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E. B. HESS. WIND SHIELD FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILEO UCT- [3, 91.5. 1,243;937. Patented Oct. 23,1917.

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EDWARD n. lanes, or BROOKLYN, nnw sronx. I

wmn s'nmrln FOR Auromomms;

for Automobiles, ofwhich the following is a s ecification.

his inventionrelates particularly to wind shields for automobiles of the general kind shown in my 'U S, Patent No.

1,178,319, of April 4; 1916 in which a threepart shield is shown comprising a main lower section adapted to be fixed in a vertical plane below the line of vision but to be swung inward for purposes of ventilation; an upper section mounted to swing outward -to a position above the direct line of vision or to be held in a vertical plane above the main lower section, and a third or auxiliary section so mounted as to stand at times vertically parallel with and close to section or to be moved upward into the line of visionv below the upper section. when the latter is' extended to serve as a rain guard. In many automobiles the steering wheel is located quite close to the Wind shield and it is not possible to elevate and'depress an auxiliary section of the kind shown in my former patent when it is directly pivoted at its upper'end to the wind shield frame or standards.

The primary object of my present invention is to provide means whereby the aux-. iliary section may be conveniently raised and lowered in such manner as to clear, the steering wheel and whereby said, section may be securely held in its adjusted positions. e

In carrying out my invention in the preferred way, I provide standards which support the three shield sections, the upp er'section being pivoted'at its upper end to the upper portions of the standards and the main lower section being pivotally c0nnected at its upper end with the middle portions of the standards. The auxiliary section is provided with lateral projections movable vertically in or on guideways with which the standards are provided, and the arrangement is such that the auxiliary section may be held on the inner side of the shield par-, allel with and close to the main lower see tion, or it may be raised and then turned through an arc of about 180 and made to assume a position above the main lower sec- Spec iflcatl on of Letters Patent.

EDWARD Hess, a latter is extended,

erably,

Patented 0011.23, 1917.

Application filed October 18, 1916, Serial 110. 120,375.

The guides in or on the standards maybe of various kinds. ,Prefslotted guides are used and these may be either straight or inclined, and the projections on theshield sections are so located as to properlycooperate with-the slots guiding the auxiliary section from one position to another. Devicesare provided for holding the several shield sections in their adjusted positions.

My improvements are shown in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of a wind shield 'for automobiles with my improvements applied.

Fig. 2 is a view showing in side elevation a part of the front portion of an automobile and invertical section my. improved wind shield.

upper section is lowered and the auxiliary In this figure of the drawings; the' ,tion and-below theupper section when the section is also loweredand is disposed parallel with and close togthemain lower section in a plane .below the direct line of vision. Dotted lines indicate how the auxiliary section may be first raised and then turnedv to clear the steering wheel.

Fig. 3 is a view showing in side elevation a part of the front portion of an automobile and in vertical section my improved wind shield. In this figure of the drawings, the upper section is extended forwardly and the auxiliary'section is in its raised position above the main lower section and below the extended upper section. When in this raised position,

the lower'portion of the auxiliary section overlaps the upper portion of the main lower section.

Fig. 4 is a detail view, in section, show ing the manner of connecting the auxiliary section with the standards.

Fig. 5 is a detail view showingparticu larly a locking device which may be employed'for' holding the sections in their ad-.

justed positions.

Fig. 6 is a detail view, in section, showing modified construction in which rollers are ,carrled by the auxiliary section and which crates in a guide slot in a'standardand how said pin is provided with a locking nut.

' Figs. 8 to 13 inclusive show a modified construction.

Fig. 8 is a view showing in side elevation a part of the front portion of an automobile and in vertical section my in'lproved wind shield. In this figure of the drawings the upper section is lowered and the auxiliary section is also lowered and is disposed parallel with and close to the main. lower section in a plane below the direct line of vision.

Fig. 9 is a. View similar to Fig. 8 but shows how the main lower section and the auxiliary section may be swung inward to a slight extent for purposes of ventilation.

Fig. 10 is a detail. view showing a device which may be employed for pivotally connecting the wind shield. sections with the standards and for holding them in their adjusted positions.

Fig. 11 is a. detail view showing devices for supporting the auxiliary shield section in its raised position.

Fig. 1.2 is a-view similar to Figs. 8 and f but showing the upper section extended and the auxiliary section partially raised insuch manner as to clear the steering wheel. This figure of the drawings also shows by dotted lines the manner in which the znlxiliary sec tionis turned about its pivots, while being moved to its elevated position.

Fig. 13 is a View sin'iilar to Fig. 12, but

ably in the manner shown. The upper section C is preferably connected near its upper .end with the upper ends of the standalrds,-in. the manner indicated at c" aby suitable devices which serve as PiVOtS-mllid also serve'to lock the shield in its adjusted positions. Devices such as shown in Fig. 10 may be used for this purpose.

Theuppershield section is'so mounted "that it may hang in a vertical plane in the 'direct line of vision when the aux1l1ary.sec

tion is lowered, as indicated in. Figs. 2, 8 and 9, and when in this-position, it may be Y held finmly in place by the-locking devices 0,

before described; or the upper section may beextended' in the manner indicated in Figs. 1, 12 and'13'and heldat any desired inclination.

The main lower section D is pivotally eo'n metal at its upper end to the middle; ortions of the standards B by devices d w ieh may be of the kind illustrated in Fig. 10, and

which also serve to lock or hold said lower section in any; desired position. The main lower section they be held in a vertical plane below the line oi? vision, as ind.icated,-or it may be swung inward for purposes of verb. tilatioinas shown in Fig. 9, and so held by.

the devices r/. s

The auxiliary section E may be constructed in any suitable way, but preferably it connin'ises a. transparent part 0 having a frame a at opposite sides and at one end 6", -while one of its edges c is fran'ieless.

T have shown in the drawings different ways oi mounting the auxiliary SGCtlOIl 1n another way. .l hcse two ways are difierent in detail, but they are generically the same.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 7 inclusive, it will be observed that the auxiliary shield section is suspeznlcd in the standards by pins 1 can ried by arms or bracket. projecting from the sides of the auxiliary section near its upper end. These pins extend through slots 3, formed in the standards and preferably these pins are threaded and engaged by looking nuts 4. In this instance, the slots 3 are straight, vertically arranged slots. When the auxiliary section E is in its lowermost position, as indicated in Fig. 2-, the arms or brackets 2. extend forwardly fronithe auxiliary section and hold the latter in rear of the n'i'ain lower section D; and when thus lowercd the said section may be locked by the nuts 4 and. auxiliary fastenings may be also used for holding the auxiliary section. steady. Such devices are indicated at 5, and may be spring controlled pins 6 having opcrating heads- 7- and adapted to engage re cessesin the side frame of the auxiliary section. The spring pins, as shown, areinade to operate .through lugs 8 projecting rear wardly from the standards. lVhen the upper section is extended and. it is desired to raise the auxiliary section to the position shown in Fig. 3, the locking devices are loosened and the auxiliary section is lifted, being guided by the pins 1 in the. slots 3 and then it is turned in the manner indicated in Fig: 2 and. then further turned through an arc of about 180 until it assumes the post tion shown in Fig. 3. When in this position, it may be looks I by. the nutsfl and also by lockin devices 5,

The rods ,1 may be: pro ided, if desired, with rollers 10, as indicated in Fig. 6, but

the operation is smooth and easy without employing rollers.

Referring now to Figs. 8 to .14 of the drawings, it wiI1 be observed that the prime.

ciple of operation is the same as that hereto- I fore explained.

- In this case the auxiliary section is suspended in the standards by lateral projections or pins F which are connected in. some suitable way with the shieldv and extend into and move in slots in the standards. In this modification of the invention, the slots in each standard are in the form of an inverted Y, the lower slots g, g converging from.

their lower ends and joining the vertical slots 9 Thesl'ots g are on the inside of the shield, the lower end ofeach slot being in rear of the plane of the lower section D, while the lower ends of the slots 9 are in front of the plane of the'lovv'er shield section. When the auxiliary section is in its lowermost position, it is held'by the pins F which may be provided with locking devices f similar to' the devices 0 shown in Fig. 10, these devices being of well known construction.

The auxiliary section carries devices H for holding it in position when elevated, said devices beingadapted to engage brackets b projecting outward from the standards and formed with notches b Each device con-.

sists of a rod h mounted to slide in a bracket I attached to the front of the auxiliary section.

1 clear of the bracket and standard, as indicated in full lines in Fig. 11, so that the auxiliary section may be swung past the stanfiard when desired. The construction of rods It may be extended and made to engage the brackets, as indicated by dotted lines 1n s Fig. 11.

The three sections may be held in various positions relatively to each other, as indicated in the several figures of the drawings. Then the auxiliary section is in its lowermost position, it is suspended from the standards by the pins and may be locked by the'devices shown,.such as f, in Fig.

the manner indicated in Fig. 9.

When it IS desired to raise the auxlliary section into the direct line of vision, the 'devicesf are loosened and the shield is first raised in the manner ind cated in Fig. 12,

the pins moving upward and outward in the inclined slots g and then passing into the ver-- tical slots 9 (Fig. 152). When the pins F have moved sufiiciently high in the slots 9 for the lower end of the shield to clear the steering wheel, the shield section may be turned in the manner shown to bring its lower edge uppermost and then the shield may be lowered, the pins If passing down into the slots 9 When this is done, the shield will assume the position shown in Fig.13. In order to hold the shield inthis position,

The rod h is provided Witha head b and a spring k normally holds the rod t e device H is, however, such that the,

14. The auxiliary section may be tilted inward with the main lower section in the rods h are drawn laterally outward as indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 11, and made to engage the brackets b;

While I have shown the pins F as extending through slots 9, g, 9 it is obvious that they may be made-to extend into correspondingly-shaped grooves in the standards.

Furthermore, while the slots are shown in the form of inverted Ys, it is obvious that the shape of the slots may be somewhat changed.- If preferred, theslots 9 may be omitted as after the shield is raised to clear the steering wheel, as indicated in Fig; 12, it may be turned and the pins F may be made to rest upon the bottom of the slots g.

Therefore, while I have shown the preferred way of carryin features where the details of construction may be varied. It'is important, however,

that the slots,- grooves, or other guides should be such that the shield may be first. raised sufficiently to clear the steering wheel,

, out my invention, it will. be understood t at it involves some broad then turned and again lowered to occupy a tion.

raised position above the lower shield sec-.

It'will be observed reference to Fig. i V 13, that when the auxiliary shield section is in its raised position, its lower portion o Ver-' laps the upper portion of the main lower shield sectionso that rain, snow wind, etc., are. prevented from passing through the shield. There is, therefore, a decided ad vantage in providing guides of such shape that the auxiliary section may be moved from inside the 'main lower section where it may be readily reached and adjusted, to the outside where it may overlap the main lower section for the purposes above mentioned,

It willbe understood that the adjustments of the several shield sections described in? connection with Figs. 1 to 7 of the drawings are substantially the same as those shown and described in connection with the re main ng figures of'the drawings.

Fig. 15 1s a view of a reversalof form.

It will be observed that the bracket attached to the auxiliary shield section contains a slot or way instead of a pin, and which slot is adapted to engage a pin or roll in the standard. 1 v p A wind shield constructed in accordance l with my invention is simple,'canbe cheaply manufactured, and is capable of varied adjustments to suit varying'conditions.

I claim as my invention: LA. wind shield comprising: supporting means, an upper shield section in the line of vision pivotally supported at its upper end I tomove into an upwardly inclined rain shed position, alower shield section normally in a substantially i ertical position-below the line of vision and supported pivotally to swing into an inwardly inclined ventilating position, anauxiliary shield section normally parallel to the normal shield section below the line 'of vision, and sliding and turning connections between the upper end of the auxiliary shield section and the supporting means to movesaid auxiliary shield section inwardly into a ventilating position with the lower shield section or upwardly by sliding engagement and then permitting it to turn into an inverted upright position above and in front of and slightly overlap-v ping the lower shield section when the up per shleld SBClZlOli IS in Its rain shed position.

2. A wind shield comprising: supporting means, an upper shield section pivotally connected at its upper end to said support to niove it fifrom a normal. substantially vertical'position into a forwardly inclined rain shed position, a lower shield section pivotally supported at its upper end to the supporting means, an auxiliary shield section normally parallel to the lower shield section, sliding and turning connections between the supporting means and tlieauxiliary shield section permitting it to move upwardly in sliding engagement and then to be turned into an inverted upright position above the lower section, said sliding and turning connection including angularly related slots on one member and. projections on the other member engaging said slots.

The combination with supporting frame having converging guide-ways inclined upwardly and inwardly toward the ."central vertical plane of the standards and extensions passing upward from the converged ends of said inclined guides and a .wind shield section having lateral projec- 7 tions moving in said guides.

4, A wind shield comprising a main lower section, a supporting frame upon which it is mounted and which is provided with con verging guides extending upwardly from below theplane of the top of the main lower section and from opposite sides thereof toward the top of the frame and an auxiliary shield section having projections entering the arrangement being such that the'auxiliary section may be raised on the inside of the shield to clear the steering wheel, turned to avertical position above the main lower section and lowered suflic'iently to overlap the upper portion of the main lower section and to thus exclude wind,

rain, etc. 7

5; A wind shield comprising: supporting means, a lower shield upright position below the line section occupying an of vision, an upper shield section normally in an upright position in the line of vision abutting the upper end of the lower section and pivotoverlapping the lower shield section when position above and'in front of and slightly the upper shield section is in its'rain'shed 7 position.

6. A wind shield comprising:supporting means, a lower, shield section, unframed at its upper edge, occupying an upright pos1- section, unframed at its lower edge, noranally in an upright position in the line of vision and pivotally supported at its upper end to move it into an outwardly inclined rain shed position, an auxiliary shield section normally parallel to the lower shield section below the line of vision and unframed at its upper edge, and sliding and turning connections between the upper end of the auxiliary shield section and the supporting means to move said auxiliary section upwardly by a sliding engagement and then admitting of its being turned into an inverted upright position above the lower shield section when the upper shield section is in its rain shed position thereby affording three unframed edges-adjacent each other whenthe auxiliary section is in its inverted position.

7. A wind shield comprising: supporting means, a lower shield section, unframed at its upper edge, occupying an upright posi tion below the line of vision, an upper shield section unframed at its lower edge, normally in an upright position in the line of vision and pivotally supported at its upper end to move into an outwardly inclined rain shed position, an auxiliary shield.

tion below the line of vision, an upper shield 

